Provides a systematic introduction to Tibetan Buddhism with a strong emphasis on tantric traditions of Buddhism – philosophy, contemplation, ritual, monastic life, pilgrimage, deities & demons, ethics, society, history, and art. The course aims to understand how these various aspects of Tibetan religious life mutually shape each other to form the unique religious traditions that have pertained on the Tibetan plateau for over a thousand years.

11508

100

Lecture (3 Units)

Open

0 / 180

Staff

TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM

Mcleod Hall 1020

11510

101

Discussion (3 Units)

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Staff

Fr 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Maury Hall 110

11509

102

Discussion (3 Units)

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0 / 20

Staff

Th 6:00PM - 6:50PM

Ruffner Hall 187

11511

103

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Th 6:00PM - 6:50PM

Clark Hall G004

11512

104

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Ruffner Hall 175

12009

105

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 12:00PM - 12:50PM

Gibson 342

12010

106

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 2:00PM - 2:50PM

New Cabell Hall 424

14704

107

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

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Staff

Th 4:00PM - 4:50PM

Gibson 211

14705

108

Discussion (3 Units)

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Staff

Th 5:00PM - 5:50PM

Dell 2 102

14706

109

Discussion (3 Units)

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Staff

Fr 2:00PM - 2:50PM

New Cabell Hall 431

RELB 2100 – Buddhism

Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantrayana Buddhist developments in India.

11504

100

Lecture (3 Units)

Open

0 / 120

Karen Lang

TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM

Wilson Hall 301

11505

101

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Th 5:00PM - 5:50PM

Maury Hall 115

11506

102

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Th 6:00PM - 6:50PM

Gibson 211

11507

103

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 2:00PM - 2:50PM

New Cabell Hall 423

19634

104

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Ruffner Hall 187

19635

105

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 2:00PM - 2:50PM

New Cabell Hall 411

19636

106

Discussion (3 Units)

Open

0 / 20

Staff

Fr 12:00PM - 12:50PM

Gibson 211

RELB 2770 – Daoism

Studies Daoist philosophy and religion within the context of Chinese society and history.

19637

001

Lecture (3 Units)

Open

0 / 40

William Hudson

TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM

Gibson 211

RELB 3408 - Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy

Tibet possesses one of the great Buddhist philosophical traditions in the world. Tibetan Buddhist thinkers composed comprehensive and philosophically rigorous works on human growth according to classical Buddhism, works that surveyed ethics, meditation practice, the nature of personal identity, and enlightenment itself. In this seminar we will read and discuss famous Tibetan overviews of Buddhist philosophy. Pre-Requisites: One prior course in religion or philosophy recommended